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Florida Democrats fall behind in early voting, lag with mail-in ballots

ORLANDO, Fla. — Republicans have surpassed Democrats in early voting so far in Florida and have cut into their advantage using main-in ballots, an ominous sign for the party’s candidates in their uphill battle to unseat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 8.

Orlando Sentinel

2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick

The pandemic led to a historic rise in early voting, as 70% of the electorate cast ballots before Election Day in 2020. In 2022, it looks like more of the same.

WEKU

'Much loved' couple with seven children and 15 grandchildren die in car crash

Michael McDonald, 86, and his 78-year-old wife Mary died at the scene of a car crash in Pembrokeshire, leaving behind seven children, 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren

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Election deniers already are disrupting the midterm election

Two years of sustained disinformation campaigns and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election are causing disruptions and instability as early voting for the midterm election continues in most states.

Tribune News Service

Early voting numbers offer a glimmer of hope for Democrats in midterms

Democrats are currently outpacing Republicans in early voting in the states that could decide control of the senate, early voting expert Michael McDonald tells Richard Hall.

The Independent UK

Early votes in Georgia, nation could signal high '22 turnout

Strong early voting could point to high turnout in Georgia and nationwide in the 2022 midterms

The Independent UK

Mail voting tops 1.2 million in Florida with more than two weeks to midterm elections

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More than 1.2 million Florida voters have already cast their midterm election ballots, before the candidates for governor face off in their only debate. It reflects a continuing desire by many to vote from the comfort of their homes, rather than lining up at an early…

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Debate with DeSantis could be Crist’s last shot in Florida governor’s race

ORLANDO, Fla. — The lone debate in the Florida governor’s race could be Charlie Crist’s last real chance to pull ahead against Gov. Ron DeSantis, experts said, with polls continually giving DeSantis the lead. And Crist has to hit hard against an incumbent playing it safe, they added.

Orlando Sentinel

Ian shakes up election preparations, could hurt Florida turnout

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Running an election in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian is going to be a monumental challenge for elections officials in the Florida counties hit hardest by the storm as they face poll worker shortages, damaged polling places and voters who lost their homes.

Orlando Sentinel

Mark Z. Barabak: Trump isn't on the ballot. But you can thank him for high voter turnout, again

Four years after voters set a modern record for turnout in a midterm election, they seem poised to do so again.

Los Angeles Times

COVID confidential: Michael McDonald explains missing Doobie Brothers' Minnesota State Fair gig in 2021

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota State Fairgoers fumed. On a few hours' notice, they learned last September that the Doobie Brothers would perform at the grandstand without Michael McDonald, who had just rejoined the group after a 26-year absence.

Tribune News Service

The Doobie Brothers at 50: Still takin’ it to the streets

The celebratory road show kicked off in August 2021, five decades after the release of the eponymous 1971 debut of the San Jose blue-eyed soul band.

Chicago Sun-Times

Catholic Church suffers setback as court rules lawsuit brought by Pell accuser's father can continue

Victoria's Supreme Court rules a civil case brought by the father of former choirboy against the Catholic Church and Cardinal George Pell can continue.

ABC News

Families of child abuse victims can sue Catholic Church, court rules

The father's case is believed to be the first to test the whether the Legal Identity of Defendants Act, brought in to abolish the defence, applies to secondary victims including family members.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian court rules family of deceased choirboy can sue Catholic church

The Victorian court’s decision had been sought before a civil case brought against Cardinal George Pell and the church could proceed

The Independent UK

Boy, 4, killed on way home from brother’s funeral

Domantea McDonald ran into a street in Queens where he was hit by the vehicle, police say

Daily Mirror

Boy, 4, dies after being hit by car while returning from his older brother’s funeral

Domantea McDonald, four, was outside his uncle's home in Jamaica, Queen's in New York City, when he broke away from his mum and ran out into the middle of the road

Belfast Live

Ulster Rugby announce signing of Irish qualified scrum-half Michael McDonald

"I’m extremely grateful, and I look forward to having a go.”

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Khloe Kardashian dubbed 'most beautiful woman in the world' in latest bikini snaps

Khloe Kardashian, 38, is soaking up the sun in Turks and Caicos near the Bahamas and couldn't resist sharing some bikini photos on Instagram

Tribune News Service

The Doobie Brothers tell their tale in 'Long Train Runnin' '

"Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers" isn't loaded with the tales of debauchery you'd get from books about, say, the Stones, Led Zeppelin or Mötley Crüe.

The Independent UK

FBI seizes phone of Nevada’s top GOP official in probe into Trump’s ‘fake electors’ scheme

State GOP party chairman Michael McDonald also subpoenaed by Jan 6 committee

Salon

DOJ unleashes fake elector subpoenas

"Sure doesn’t feel like a ‘nothingburger,’” tweeted former FBI investigator Peter Strzok

The Independent UK

Election 'deniers' quiet on fraud claims after primary wins

Dozens of Republican candidates who sought Donald Trump’s endorsement have spent months parroting the former president's baseless claims of 2020 election fraud

Daily Record

Calvin Harris shares 'primal diet' which sees him chow down on bone marrow

The 38-year-old says he feels "energised" by the diet, quipping: "Why eat vegetables when you can eat testicles?"

Los Angeles Times

What a Doob believes: How the Doobie Brothers survived '50-ish' years to finally get their due

LOS ANGELES — When it finally happened last summer, the Doobie Brothers' long-anticipated reunion with Michael McDonald took just more than a week to run into trouble.

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